On This Day in Metal – August 10th
Albums Release
August 10th 1984
Voivod – “War And Pain”
“War And Pain” is the debut studio album by Canadian heavy metal band Voivod.
August 10th 1987
Loudness – “Hurricane Eyes”
“Hurricane Eyes” is the seventh studio album by Japanese heavy metal band Loudness.
August 10th 1989
White Lion – “Big Game”
“Big Game” is the third studio album by the American glam metal band White Lion.
August 10th 1993
Benediction – “Transcend the Rubicon”
“Transcend the Rubicon” is the third album by British death metal band Benediction.
August 10th 1999
Crimson Glory – “Astronomica”
“Astronomica” is the fourth studio album by the American progressive metal band Crimson Glory.
August 10th 1999
Dark Tranquillity – “Projector”
“Projector” is the fourth studio album by Swedish melodic death metal band Dark Tranquillity.
August 10th 2009
Unleash The Archers – “Behold the Devastation”
“Behold the Devastation” is the debut album by Canadian power metal band Unleash The Archers.
August 10th 2010
Black Label Society – “Order Of The Black”
“Order Of The Black” is the eighth studio album by American heavy metal band Black Label Society.
August 10th 2010
Bonded By Blood – “Exiled To Earth”
“Exiled To Earth” is the second album by American thrash metal band Bonded By Blood.
August 10th 2018
Primal Fear – “Apocalypse”
“Apocalypse” is the twelfth studio album by German heavy metal band Primal Fear.
Single Release
August 10th 1974
Kiss – “Strutter”
“Strutter” is a song by the American rock band Kiss, released in 1974 on their self-titled debut album “Kiss”.
August 10th 1987
W.A.S.P. – “Scream Until You Like It”
“Scream Until You Like It” is the twelfth single by W.A.S.P. The title track was recorded in 1987 and first released in this form on the album “Live…In the Raw” of the same year..
August 10th 1987
Mötley Crüe – “Wild Side”
“Wild Side” is a song by American rock band Mötley Crüe. Is a single single from the band’s 1987 album “Girls, Girls, Girls”.
Metal Birthdays
August 10th 1947
Ian Anderson – Jethro Tull
Ian Scott Anderson is a British musician known for his work as the singer, flautist, acoustic guitarist, primary songwriter and sole continuous member of the rock band Jethro Tull.
August 10th 1966
Hansi Kürsch – Blind Guardian
Hans Jürgen “Hansi” Kürsch is a German singer, songwriter and former bassist . He is the lead singer of the metal band Blind Guardian which he co-founded in 1984.
